Shorts

A young boy wrestles with his sense of self on the day of his cousin’s funeral.

A striking and emotional blend of fiction and documentary that chronicles a woman and world in flux at the end of the Cold War.

An existential comedy about the mother of two young children who begins to spontaneously vomit toy blocks.

Buzzkill follows an adolescent girl as she desperately tries to fit in with a group of South Florida teenagers.

A British chimney sweeper describes his exploitive everyday routine forcing children to become workers in this beautifully hand-drawn animation.

Shot on the streets of Hong Kong during the 2019 Extradition Bill protests, Comrades is a moving portrait of uprising and solidarity.

In dire straits and thinking of ending it all, David turns to his therapist, played by Will Ferrell, for help.

After an accident in the French countryside, a woman feverishly escapes to the woods in order to survive. She becomes The Doe.

Sofia’s anxiety attack becomes an intergalactic dialogue with the universe.

A group of tattered paper dolls daydream alternate realities and explore the hidden lives of their caregivers.

A blend of fiction and documentary creates a moving reflection about migration, home, and belonging.

Michael, a gay mouse in his twenties, sees an old jacket and begins to sorrowfully reminisce.

A reclusive college student is driven insane after picking a booger he can’t get rid of.

A young New Jersey native returns to his hometown, where his ongoing battle with depression becomes a poetic exploration of brotherhood and personal struggle.

A hilariously overprotective mother does her best to defend her daughter.

Tau and Tumelo journey across the South African landscape. When Tau comes to a realization about their sexuality, it sets in motion a cascade of thoughts and emotions.

Expressive, detailed animation depicts characters adrift and alone in a dark fantasy world.

An essayistic contemplation of the act of desertion within the world of a videogame.

An obesrvation on the comings and goings of a Greyhound station near Huntsville State Penitentiary—the first stop for inmates released on parole.

All of the animals of the forest gathering together for a great bicycle race as winter slowly approaches.

An insomniac solicits the help of her therapist in a desperate attempt to escape her nightmares.

A solider surveilling a gay Palestinian couple begins to question everything.

Look Then Below conjures futuristic beings and smoke-filled landscapes as it documents fantastic new worlds beyond the realms of time and space.

Excited to share a sweet treat with a friend, Anna must first pass through a spooky forest supposedly haunted by a bearded giant.

A man and his dog show off their hilarious exercise routine.

An inspiring portrait of a woman named Vanetta and her determined battle against a rare neuromuscular disease.

Pondering a hospital’s eerie hallways, a nurse makes her rounds on the night shift.

A wild blend of animation styles and techniques depict a young woman afraid of losing everything in this cosmic ode.

A tender character study of a young Jamaican girl desperate to fit in.

A brutal interaction with the Chicago police finds a young black father searching for freedom beyond the limits of the atmosphere.

A stunning hand-painted animation about a woman fascinated with the wilderness beyond the walls of her post-apocalyptic village.

The story of a gaming company’s hilariously fraught effort to educate children about the European Union.

An aspiring artist discusses the challenges of finding affordable housing in a new city and the compromises she has to make with her spooky new roommates.

Radia is a shepherd and farmer whose childhood and circumstances prevented her from access to education. The film is an urgent observation about prescriptive fate, agency, and determination.

A man in the throes of regret must survive the night when the physical manifestation of his inner demons begins to stalk him.

The Reversal arranges and animates thousands of stunning glass-plate photographs to ponder the reversal and transformation of the Chicago River.

An incisive contemplation over the history and legacy of brickwork in Chicago.

An abandoned old man is adrift in his apartment as he battles death with a beautiful memory.

Souvenir uses beautiful stop-motion animation to tell the story of a father, daughter, and an extraordinary journey through their memories.

A young girl with a yellow spot on her face begins to understand what it means to be a giraffe.

A sumptuously-drawn fable about the consequences of China’s one-child policy.

After an unsuccessful attempt to renew his car registration, Dejan falls into a bureaucratic trap that tests his determination.

A vaudevillian showman embarks on an absurd quest to disprove the theory of heredity.

Sun Dog follows the wanderings of a young locksmith living in a frozen city in the Russian Arctic. His surreal dreams corrode his relationship to reality and create a phantasmagoric universe.

A futuristic dating app becomes a lifeline for an agoraphobic woman.

A couple’s kiss becomes an unforgettable, hypnotic study of human relationships.

Two characters search for missing pieces of themselves in a gloomy, surreal landscape.

A heartfelt story about the art of illusion and the magic of inspiring someone to follow their dreams.

Inspired by true events, Umbrella tells the story of Joseph, a boy whose only dream is to have a yellow umbrella.

An old woman visits an ex-lover while a sleepless young boy seeks the advice of a monk — a dreamy document of the rhythms of the Mekong.

The people of the village Virago brace themselves for an unusually perilous 40th birthday celebration.

Sifting through old letters between his parents, Adam uncovers an extraordinary family secret.

A warm-hearted portrait of teenage summer days, When I Write It follows two young Oakland artists as they come to grips with the change all around them.

Profiling a pastor, his wife, and a dwindling congregation, When Two or Three is a picture of faith and the search for God in small-town Arizona.

Slugs are having a hard time keeping up with the pace of the city insects. When the stock market hits rock bottom, the bees see only one solution.